It’s a whole new world on the chart of the Top 20 Adult graphic novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD BookScan) data for March 2023 (2/26/23 – 4/1/23) provided to ICv2.
The chart includes three non-manga titles, Volume 6 of Solo Leveling, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, and Bea Wolf (a middle grade title tagged as adult). Even among the manga, there’s more variety than usual, with titles from four different publishers. Compare that to two months prior, when all 20 titles were manga, 19 were from VIZ Media, and 12 were by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto (see “January 2023“).
One series from Kodansha Comics looks like it is picking up momentum: Blue Lock, with two volumes on the chart, Volume 1 and Volume 5. The first volume was released in June 2021 but started showing up in the Top 20 in December and has charted ever since; Volume 5, released in February 2023, didn’t chart in February but is in 12th place in March. That pattern of the first volume and the most recent one both making the top 20 is a promising one for a new series.
Also worth noting: The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour, which was the number 2 seller in February 2023, did not make the Top 20 in the book channel in March, although it did make the ComicHub chart (see “Top 20 Graphic Novels – March 2023“).
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – March 2023 (2/27/23 – 4/1/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 9 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 19 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 33 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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5 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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9 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 13 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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10 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 17 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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12 |
BLUE LOCK VOL. 5 |
MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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13 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
BLUE LOCK VOL. 1 |
MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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16 |
TOMBS: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 4 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 3 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 3 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
BEA WOLF |
ZACH WEINERSMITH |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of March 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
March 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
March 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
March 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
March 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
March 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Circana (formerly NPD) collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. Circana covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we’ve removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “Top 20 GN Index.”
Source: ICv2
